Rome, April 14 -- Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man met with Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), in Rome on April 14, affirming that Vietnam always regards FAO as a leading partner in agricultural and rural development. At the meeting, part of the Vietnamese leader's official visit to Italy, Chairman Man spoke highly of FAO's role in the United Nations development system, particularly in promoting agricultural cooperation, rural development, and global food security, especially amid the current challenging global context. He welcomed the cooperation projects between FAO and Vietnamese ministries, sectors, and localities, including food systems transformation and the project on cu...